Process Engineering Leader

ppg; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Disability/Leave

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

PPG is seeking a Process Engineering Leader for the Aerospace Science and Technology team, based in Burbank and Mojave, CA. You will lead scale-up and process development for new aerospace coatings, sealants and adhesives, ensuring robust launches and on-time delivery across global sites.

You will bridge product development and manufacturing, drive the adoption of DFMEA/PFMEA-driven design for manufacturing, and guide regional teams toward standard work and best practices.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Materials Engineering or related fields. Advanced degrees preferred.
• 10+ years of work experience in chemical industry or process engineering.

Responsibilities

• Scale-up and develop processes for all new aerospace coatings, sealants and adhesives products.
• Support and optimize new product introduction process into manufacturing plants.
• Bridge between new product development teams and manufacturing plants; collaborate across regions.
• Investigate and evaluate new process engineering equipment and technologies; introduce appropriate technologies into plants.
• Lead Six Sigma problem solving projects for the aerospace business to resolve challenging issues.
• Direct regional process engineering teams to establish standard work and best practices.
• Collaborate with product development to ensure designs follow Design for Manufacturing principles (DFMEA, PFMEA, control plan).
• Operate in a matrix organization with diverse global teams, including NPI oversight in US plants.
• Ensure compliance with PPG and aerospace EH&S policies and customer requirements.

Skills

Process engineering

Six Sigma

DMAIC

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality tools (FMEA/MSA)

Project management

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

DFMEA

PFMEA

Control plan

Process safety analysis

Job description

PPG has a job opening for a Process Engineering Leader in the Aerospace Science and Technology team. You will be based in Burbank and Mojave, CA, with global responsibilities for process engineering for coatings, sealants and adhesives new product introduction. You will report into Aerospace Materials Global Technical Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the scale-up and process development for all new aerospace coatings, sealants and adhesives products. Ensure robust product launches and avoid future quality shortfalls. Meet customer and business timelines for product scale-up and launches.
• Support and optimize new product introduction process into manufacturing plants.
• Be the bridge between new product development teams and manufacturing plants. Collaborate across departments and regions to launch new products.
• Investigate and evaluate new process engineering and packaging equipment and technologies. Introduce appropriate technologies into manufacturing plants.
• Provide the critical thinking necessary to lead and direct the analysis of alternative approaches and methodologies necessary to deliver efficiencies and simplicity in our products and processes.
• Lead fundamental problem solving/SixSigma problem solving projects for the aerospace business to resolve the most challenging and complicated issues.
• Directs the regional process engineering teams to establish standard work and best practices across global development sites and plants.
• Collaborate with product development teams to ensure product designs follow Design for Manufacturing principles. Utilize appropriate tools to improve robustness and mitigate risks, e.g. DFMEA, PFMEA, control plan, process safety analysis, etc.
• Operate in a matrix organization, providing direction to a diverse global team, including direct oversight of the NPI team in manufacturing plant in US.
• Understand and comply with PPG and aerospace quality and EH&S policies, and any relevant customer-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Materials Engineering or related fields. Advanced degrees preferred.
• 10+ years of work experience in chemical industry or process engineering. Expertise in material handling, mixing and process monitoring equipment and technologies.
• Experience in coatings, sealants and adhesives manufacturing.
• SixSigma, DMAIC, and demonstrated ability to lead and solve challenging product and process issues.
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and abilities to collaborate cross-functionally and across regions.
• Expertise in quality and operational excellence tools including 6 Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, FMEA, MSA, root cause analysis and control plan.
• Project management abilities to maintain parallel workstreams and meet timeline commitments.

The base salary range for this position is $135,000 to $150,000, with the possibility of an annual bonus up to 10% of base salary. PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

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